Episodes. Six pieces for piano by Iebele Abel. EPISODES 1. How it is to be born Watching the emerging dragonfly 2. Exploratory movements Water striders making circles in the pond 3. First love The mating dance 4. Building a home The sparrow collects materials 5. The hunt Feeding the young 6. A natural death Finding a hidden place to die Major life events are expressed in six piano pieces. Iebel Abel about Episodes: "I wrote Episodes on invitation of pianist Samuel Joyce, who was fascinated by random events. I believe randomness is a fundamental creative property of nature. There are many things in the behaviour of living creatures that are familiar to me. I think we are one of the same kind. We don't act random, we simply adapt in a world that is too overwhelming to comprehend. It seems random, but it is not. The world we observe is alive, complex and beautiful." EPISODES 1. How it is to be born (Watching the emerging dragonfly) 2. Exploratory movements (Water striders making circles in the pond) 3. First love (The mating dance) 4. Building a home (The sparrow collects materials) 5. The hunt (Feeding the young) 6. A natural death (Finding a hidden place to die)